Synthesis of Poly(tartar amides) as Bio‐Inspired Antifreeze Additives

Summary: Multifunctional poly(tartar amides) have been synthesized and used as bio‐inspired antifreeze additives. It is shown that these polymers strongly interfere with the crystallization process of water in comparison to commercially available commodity polymers. While the addition of the poly(tartar amides) results in minor freezing point depression, as is shown by differential scanning calorimetry, a strong change in the ice crystal morphology is evident. Wide‐angle X‐ray scattering and optical microscopy indicate that the hexagonal structure of undisturbed ice‐crystals is oriented and partly deformed.

Light microscopy image of ice crystals at 223 K after a freezing assay with poly(tartar amides) shown at a polymer concentration of 2 wt.‐%.     

具有抗多种活性氧酶功能的金属卟啉的研究—钌卟啉仿酶活性测试

二价金属钌卟啉[Ru^Ⅱ(4-Cl-TPP)(CO)](1),[Ru^Ⅱ(4-MeO-TPP)(CO)](2),[Ru^Ⅱ(C,4,5-MeO-TPP)(CO)](3)和六价金属钌卟啉[Ru^Ⅵ（4Cl-TPP)(O)2](4),[Ru^Ⅵ(4-MeO-TPP)(O)2](5),[Ru^Ⅵ(3,4,5-MeO-TPP)(O)2](6)被合成,配合物1－6作为超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）功能模拟酶被测试,核黄素－蛋胺酸光照法证实,钌啉啉在不同浓度范围内有催化歧化O^.-2的作用,分光光度法证实能催化H2O2分解,用小鼠肝匀浆法测度试结果表明：金属钌啉具有良好的抗脂质过氧化作用,提出了金属钌卟啉在催化歧化超氧阴离子自由基（O^.-2)和催化分解过氧化氢（H2O2）协同过程中的可能机理,并讨论了卟啉环上不同取代基对催化活性的影响。     

锰取代血红蛋白的制备及其类酶活性的研究

将Mn-原卟啉Ⅸ与脱辅基血红蛋白重组得到Mn取代Fe的重组血红蛋白，用紫外-可见光谱法和SDS-PAGE电泳法对Mn取代的血红蛋白进行了鉴定．检测了血红蛋白和Mn取代的血红蛋白的过氧化物酶活性和过氧化氢酶活性．研究发现，Mn取代的血红蛋白的过氧化物酶活性是血红蛋白的70％，过氧化氢酶活性约是血红蛋白的1．9倍．     

Comparison Between the Effects of 2-Selenium Bridged β-Cyclodextrin and Ebselen on Treating SHRsp Stroke

A glutathione peroxidase（GPX） mimic, 2-selenium bridged β-cyclodextrin（2-SeCD）, was synthesized. In order to examine its role and mechanism in treating stroke we chose stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rats（SHRsp） as animal model. 56 SHRsps of 8-week olds were randomly divided into several groups： test groups （low, moderate, high dose of 2-SeCD） and control groups（positive and negative）. After onset of the stroke, the rats in test groups were orally administrated with different amounts of 2-SeCD, the positive control group with ebselen, and the negative control group with drinking water. The treatment lasted two weeks, followed by observation of the rats for 10 days, meanwhile blood pressure, biochemical parameters of plasma, and the contents of nitric oxide（NO） and malondialdehyde（MDA） in plasma and brain were determined. The results show that there were significant differences in contents of NO and MDA in plasma and brain between the test groups（high, moderate dose of 2-SeCD） and negative control group. The NO contents of the test groups were obviously higher than that of the negative control group （P〈0.01）. The MDA contents of the test groups（high, moderate dose of 2-SeCD） were obviously lower than that of the negative control group（P〈0.01）. The mechanism of 2-SeCD in treating stroke was discussed, which maybe related to the increase of NO and the decrease of MDA in plasma and brain tissue, but the exact mechanism should be further studied. Moreover, the tendencies of changes in systolic blood pressure, contents of NO and MDA, and other physiological parameters for the test groups were shown to be much better than the corresponding parameters for the positive group（the group with ebselen）（P〈0.05）, indicating that the treatment effect of 2-SeCD is better than that of ebselen.     

Computational modeling of the kinetics and mechanism of tellurium-based glutathione peroxidase mimic

A new generation of glutathione peroxidase enzyme mimic based on organotellurium was introduced. The catalytic cycles of these mimics, tellura and tellenol, were clarified by density functional theory and solvent-assisted proton exchange procedure as an indirect proton exchange chain. From the kinetic viewpoint, the oxidation of tellura (ΔG^≠ = 23.55 kcal mol⁻¹) was considered as the rate-determining step using a single-step process. Various behaviors of tellenol were examined in the reduction of tellurenylsulfide based on methanethiol nucleophilicity. On the basis of the turnover frequency calculations, during the catalytic cycles of tellura and tellenol, the rate of the catalytic cycle of tellura is faster than that of tellenol. A decrease in the electron density and an increase in the Laplacian from the reactant to the transition states are evidence of the bond rupture, whereas an opposite change is evidence of the bond formation. Finally, different analyses of the electron location function and localized orbital locator within the quantum theory of atoms in molecules were applied and discussed. The covalent nature of the intramolecular interactions suggests that the Te⋯N interaction is stronger than that of Te⋯H. Finally, based on different analyses, tellura can be considered the more reactive GPx mimic than tellenol.     

红细胞悬液传感器的研制

以人红细胞作为过氧化氢酶的来源，用尼龙网共价键合，并与氧电极合制得过氧化氢传感器，研究了尼龙网上活化酶的固定化，测试介质等有关实验条件和参数，测得在ｐＨ８的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中，电极响应的线性范围为３×１０＾－５～３×１０＾－３ｍｏｌ／Ｌ，测定了传感器在果珍，鱼浆和磷酸盐缓冲溶液中对过氧化氢的回收率，获得满意结果。     

Direct Electrochemistry of Catalase on Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode

Direct electrochemistry of catalase (Ct) has been studied on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) modified glassy carbon (GC) electrode. A pair of well-defined nearly reversible redox peaks is given at -0.48 V (vs. SCE) in 0.1 mol/L phosphate solution (pH 7.0).The peak current in cyclic voltammogram is proportional to the scan rate. The peak potential of catalase is shifted to more negative value when the pH increases. Catalase can adsorb on the SWNTs modified electrode.     

The Voltammetric Behavior of Superoxide Dismutase/Catalase Mimics

The voltammetric behavior of the superoxide dismutase/catalase mimics [(N,N′‐bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine)Mn(III)]Cl (or salenMn(III) chloride) 1 and [(N,N′‐bis(3‐methoxysalicylidene)ethylenediamine)Mn(III)]Cl (or 3,3′‐methoxysalenMn(III) chloride) 2 in acetonitrile is described. Both compounds show quasi‐reversible one‐electron reductions to the Mn(II) compound. Electroanalytical techniques are used to follow the reaction between superoxide and 1 and 2 and it is shown that it is the reduced Mn(II) compounds which scavenge superoxide. It is also shown that both compounds electrocatalytically generate superoxide in the presence of dissolved dioxygen. The rate constant for this reaction was determined for both compounds using microelectrode steady state voltammetry. A general reaction scheme for interactions between these compounds and both dissolved dioxygen and superoxide is proposed.     

A small-molecule catalyst of protein folding in vitro and in vivo

BACKGROUND: The formation of native disulfide bonds between cysteine residues often limits the rate and yield of protein folding. The enzyme protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) catalyzes the interchange of disulfide bonds in substrate proteins. The two -Cys-Gly-His-Cys- active sites of PDI provide a thiol that has a low pKa value and a disulfide bond of high reduction potential (Eo'). RESULTS: A synthetic small-molecule dithiol, (+/-)-trans-1,2-bis(2-mercaptoacetamido)cyclohexane (BMC), has a pKa value of 8.3 and an Eo' value of -0.24 V. These values are similar to those of the PDI active sites. BMC catalyzes the activation of scrambled ribonuclease A, an inactive enzyme with non-native disulfide bonds, and doubles the yield of active enzyme. A monothiol analog of BMC, N-methylmercaptoacetamide, is a less efficient catalyst than BMC. BMC in the growth medium of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells increases by > threefold the heterologous secretion of Schizosaccharomyces pombe acid phosphatase, which has eight disulfide bonds. This effect is similar to that from the overproduction of PDI in the S. cerevisiae cells, indicating that BMC, like PDI, can catalyze protein folding in vivo. CONCLUSIONS: A small-molecule dithiol with a low thiol pKa value and high disulfide Eo' value can mimic PDI by catalyzing the formation of native disulfide bonds in proteins, both in vitro and in vivo.     

Biosensors as a tool for the antioxidant status evaluation

Antioxidants are one of the main ingredients that protect food attributes by preventing oxidation that occurs during processing, distribution and end preparation of food. Physiological antioxidant protection involves a variety of chemical system of endogenous and exogenous origin in a multiplicity of pathways. Associate to this, researches have been directed in the development of methods as biosensors that can characterize antioxidants capable of removing harmful radicals in living organisms in an adequate way. Biosensors have represented a broad area of technology useful for environmental, food monitoring, clinical applications and can represent a good alternative method to evaluate the antioxidant status.The demonstration of the highlighted current application of biosensor as a potential tool to evaluate the antioxidant status is the main aim of this review.